Egg-holder.



No. 634,500. Patented oct. zo, |899;

B. KEYS.

EGG HOLDER.

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No. 634,500. Patented Oct. IU, |899.

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BENJAMIN KEYS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0f LettersPatentNo. 634,500, dated October 10, 1899.

Application iiled January 1l, i899. VSerial No. 701,795. (No model.) g

holding, and shipping eggs, and has for its object the providing of a simple, economical, and efficient egg-holder.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a simple, economical, and eiiicient eggholder in which eggs may be placed and shipped from the producer to the consumer without being removed therefrom. l

Afurther object of the-invention isto pr'ovide a simple, economical, and efficient egg holder which can be made from a paper-board or similar material and provided with dividing-partitions which actto hold the parts t0- gether and by which itrmay be lifted from place to place. y

Further obj ectsof the invention will appear from an examination of the drawings and the following description and claims.

The invention consists principally in the combination of an inclosing holder made from one piece of board or similar material and a dividing partition or partitions engaging therewith and which act to hold the parts together and by whichit may be lifted from place to place.

The invention consists, further, in the combination of a holder composed of thin paperboard or similar material cut so as to provide end pieces, side pieces with'end wings, and a dividing partition or partitions provided with projecting` pieces arranged to be passed through the end pieces and Wings to hold the parts together and by which the holder may be lifted from place to place.

The invention consists, further and finally, in the features, combinations, and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. i

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a plan view of the ber or paper board which forms the inclosing or body portion of the holder laid out in a dat plane; Fig. 2, a plan view of the complete holder; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the complete holder; Fig. 4, an end view of the complete holder; Fig. 5, a transverse sectional viewtaken on line 5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7, a side elevation of one end ofthe longitudinal partition, and Fig.v 8 an elevation of one of the transverse partitions. Y.

In constructing an egg-holder in accordance with my improvements I make an inclo'sing or body portion from a iiat piece of thin paper-board or similar material cut and punched so as to provide a bottom A, end pieces B and B', side portions l, provided with overlapping wing portions C', C2, C3, and C4, all of which latter portions are provided with the shouldered perforations c, which when the Vparts are placed together, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 6, -register with each other and thronghrwhich projecting T-shaped heads of' the longitudinal partition D are passed. This partition acts to lockA the parts together and to afford means for lifting the tray or holder from place to place. In 'order to provide egg-holding compartments E, in which eggs may be placed, the longitudinal partition is provided withanumber of slots d at its lower portion. A number of transverse partitions G are also provided, Y

which are slotted at g in their upper parts, so that they may be interloclred with the longitudinal partition, as shown in Figs. 2 and -6, and then form the egg-spaces above noted.

vTo hold' the parts more rmly in` position, the transverse partitions are provided with small projecting lugs g at their lower-por-Y` tions, arranged to be passed through slots or perforations a in the sides of the body portion, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5. It is desirable that a cushion be formed in the bottom portion, upon which the egg may rest, so that in lifting the tray or holder from one place and depositing it in another the shock will not break the eggs. In order to accomplish this result, the bottom portion has a plurality of cylindrical elevations, as at A', (shown clearly in Fig. 5,) so that when an egg is laid thereon the elevations formcushions to protect the eggs from being easily broken. L

lIt is desirable that a space be provided be- ICO tween the ends of the tray or holder and the case, in which it may be shipped or stored. In orderl to accomplish this result, the body portion is so punched or cut than when it is folded it provides projecting ends a', which form the necessary space between the tray or holder and the case in which it may be shipped and also acts to protect the projecting head portions of the longitudinal partition.

While I have described my invention With more or less minuteness as regards details and arrangement and as being embodied in certain precise forms, I do not desire to be limited thereto unduly or any more than is pointed out in the claims. On the contrary, I contemplate all proper changes in form and arrangement, the omission of immaterial elements, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or necessity render expedient'.

I claim* l. In an apparatus-of the class described, the combination of an inclosing holder composed of thin paper-board or similar material in one piece forming the bottom, sides and end portions and provided with perforations in its end portions, a longitudinal partition provided with headed extensions passed through the perforations in the end portions to secure the parts together and to the sides and by which the holder may be lifted from place to place, and transverse partitions arranged in engagement with the longitudinal partition and said portions to form eggspaces, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of an inclosing holder portion composed of thin paper-board or similar material forming the bottom, sides and end portions cut to form end portions and overlapping Wings on the sides and provided with perforations in the overlapping wings and end portions, transverse partitions having projecting lugs engaging with the side portions, and a longitudinal partition engaging with the transverse partitions and provided with a T-shaped projection at each end passed through the end perforations of the overlapping wing portions of the holder for the purpose of securing the parts together and by which the holder may be lifted from place to place, substantially as described.

8. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of an inclosin g holder formed of thin paper-board or similar material cut to A'form a bottom, sides with overlapping end Wings and end portions and provided with perforations in the overlapping wings and with projecting pieces a at each end at or near the lower portion of the sides, trans- Verse partitions having lugs passed through the side portions, alongitudinal partition provided with a T-shaped head at or near each end thereof passed through the perforations in the end pieces, and overlapping Wings to secure the parts together and enable the holder to be lifted from place to place at the longitudinal partition, substantially as described..

4. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of an inclosing holder formed of thin paper-board or similar material cut to forma bottom, sides with overlapping end wings and end portions and provided With perforations in the overlapping Wings and with projecting pieces a at each end at or near the lower portion of the sides, transverse partitions having lugs passed through the side portions, a longitudinal partition provided with a T-shaped head at or near each end thereof passed through the perforations in the end pieces andoverlapping Wings to secure thei parts together and enable the holder to be lifted from place to place at the longitudinal partition, and elevated portions in the bottom part to form a cushion in each of the egg-spaces upon which an egg may rest,

substantially as described.

5. In an apparatus of the yclass described, the combination of an inclosing holder formed of thin paper-board or similar material cut to form a bottom, sides with overlapping end wings and end portions and provided With perforations in the ends and overlapping wings and with projecting pieces a' at each end at or near the lower portion of the sides, transverse partitions having lugs passed through the side portions, a longitudinal partition provided with a T-shaped head at or near each end thereof passed through the perforations in the end pieces and overlapping wings to secure the parts together and enable the holder to be lifted from place to place at the longitudinal partition, and in verted-dish-shaped elevations in the bottom portion, one in each of the egg-spaces, upon which an egg may rest, substantially as described. i

BENJAMIN KEYS. Iitnessesz TnoMAs F. SHERIDAN, THOMAS B. McGREGoR.

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